6 Spoken Word Nights You Won’t Want to Miss This September

Aug 30 2017
BY
Jacinta Ruscillo

Festival and carnival season has regrettably come to an end and with the unpredictable weather turning predictably colder, you might be looking for some mid-week (indoor) entertainment. If spoken word and poetry conjures up memories of GCSE English Lit, don’t worry because we’ve rounded up 6 spoken word and poetry events for your September diary that are less Wordsworth, and more relatable wordsmiths.

Hammer & Tongue: Rappers vs Poets

When: Tuesday 5th September, 7:30pm

Where: The Book Club, EC2A 4RH

What: A battle of the lyricists; on the hip hop side will be Three Times Don’t Flop Champion Tony D and MC Angel. Representing poetry will be former World Slam Poetry Champion Kat Francois and Paula Varjack. More artists TBC.

What: With a theme to every event, this month’s is all to do with “escape.” There are five resident artists, open mic slots and a poetry challenge in the interval and it’s a prim and proper poetry night.

What: Well Versed is a community charity and creative initiative with a monthly open-mic at Box Park. Stepping to the mic this month is poet Jake Wildhall and emerging spoken word artist Usaama Minhas.